Geography Indian Geography

Q. Blight’ the disease of potato can be cured by

A
Diathane
B
Dionine
C
Bordeaux mixture
D
DDT

Correct Answer

Bordeaux mixture

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Monazite is an ore of
    A)Thorium
    B)Copper
    C)Iron
    D)Titanium
    Answer: Thorium
  • Q. India is the largest producer and consumer of
    A)Coffee
    B)Rice
    C)Tea
    D)Sugar
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. When the relative humidity is 50% and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass ________
    A)Decreases the relative humidity
    B)Raises the absolute humidity
    C)Produces no change in relative humidity
    D)Increases the relative humidity
    Answer: Decreases the relative humidity
  • Q. Desert building can be prevented by
    A)Contour Ploughing
    B)Plugging Gullies
    C)By stopping Trespassing
    D)Forming Protective Belts
    Answer: Forming Protective Belts
  • Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Narmada ________ Jabalpur 2. Godavari ________ Nasik 3. Mahanadi ________ Cuttack Select the correct answer using the codes given below ________
    A)1 and 2
    B)2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. ________ islands are the “cross roads of the Pacific”.
    A)Windward
    B)Fiji
    C)Falkland
    D)Hawaiian
    Answer: Hawaiian
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only. 2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Ladang refers to
    A)Subsistence type of agriculture
    B)Shifting cultivation
    C)Plantation agriculture
    D)Dry farming
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as
    A)Birth and death rate of population
    B)Population rate
    C)Natural growth rate of population
    D)Population increamental ratio
    Answer: Natural growth rate of population
  • Q. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India’s Chromite?
    A)Manipur
    B)Cuttack
    C)Singhbhum
    D)Hubli
    Answer: Cuttack
  • Q. Which of the following Indian state is not a producer of tea?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Assam
    C)Kerala
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Chhattisgarh
  • Q. At present biosphere reserves that are included in world Heritage:
    A)Simlipol and Pachmarhi
    B)Nilgiri and Nanda Devi
    C)Nokrek, Gulf of Mannar and Sunderban
    D)Above all
    Answer: Above all
  • Q. ________ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.
    A)New Orleans
    B)Baltimore
    C)Boston
    D)Philadelphia
    Answer: Baltimore
  • Q. The method of soil conservation in which bare ground between plants is covered with layer of organic matter like straw is called?
    A)Rockdam
    B)Mulching
    C)Contour barriers
    D)Terrace farming
    Answer: Mulching
  • Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
    A)Almost same all over
    B)Thicker below the plains than below mountains
    C)Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
    D)Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
    Answer: Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
  • Q. The first month of the ‘Saka era’ is ________
    A)Chaitra
    B)Vaishakha
    C)Phalguna
    D)Bhadon
    Answer: Chaitra
  • Q. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
    A)Narmada
    B)Ganga
    C)Cauvery
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2, 3, and 4
    D)1, 2, 3, and 4
    Answer: 2, 3, and 4
  • Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Bihar
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Panama Canal connects ________ and ________.
    A)Panama and Colon
    B)San Jose and Colon
    C)Panama and San Jose
    D)Cartagena and Colon
    Answer: Panama and Colon

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